Stuart Vyse The Uses of Delusion (Hardback)
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Further Details Title: The Uses of Delusion Condition: New Subtitle: Why It's Not Always Rational to Be Rational ISBN-10: 0190079851 EAN: 9780190079857 ISBN: 9780190079857 Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Format: Hardback Release Date: 12/01/2022 Description: A fascinating examination of delusional thinking and how it might benefit health, relationships, and wellbeing.Although reason and rationality are our friends in almost all contexts, in some cases people are better off putting reason aside. In a number of very important situations, we benefit by not seeing the world as it is, and by not behaving like logic-driven machines. Sometimes we know we aren't making sense, and yet we are compelled to act against reason; in other cases, our delusions are so much a part of normal human experience that we are unaware of them. As intelligent as we are, much of what has helped humans succeed as a species is not our prodigious brain power but something much more basic. The Uses of Delusion is about aspects of human nature that are not altogether rational but, nonetheless, help us achieve our social and personal goals. Psychologist Stuart Vyse presents a lively, accessible exploration of the psychological concepts behind "useful delusions", fleshing out how delusional thinking may play a role in love and relationships, illness and loss, and personality and behavior. Along the way Vyse draws on the work of William James, Daniel Kahneman, and Joan Didion - who wrote about her compelling belief that her husband, though deceased, would soon return to her. Throughout, Vyse strives to answer the question: why would some of our most illogical beliefs be as helpful as they are? The concluding chapter offers an explanation grounded in natural selection - the ability to fool ourselves, Vyse argues, has actually helped us to survive. In the final pages of The Uses of Delusion, Vyse offers suggestions for determining when reason should rule and when intuition and emotion should be allowed to take over. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 243mm Item Length: 163mm Item Width: 20mm Genre: Society & Culture Author: Stuart Vyse Item Weight: 431g Topic: Medicine Release Year: 2022 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
